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Complete the activities given below as per the instructions : (4 marks)(I) Match the columns : (2)Column ‘A’Column ‘B’(1) Dominant literary genre(a) 2000 years(2) History of Novel(b) World’s first novelist(3) Lady Murasaki Shikibu(c) 20th century(4)…

Q.5 (A) Complete the activities given below as per the instructions : (4 marks)

(I) Match the columns : (2)

Column ‘A’Column ‘B’
(1) Dominant literary genre(a) 2000 years
(2) History of Novel(b) World’s first novelist
(3) Lady Murasaki Shikibu(c) 20th century
(4) Modern Topics(d) Novel

(II) Choose the correct alternatives and rewrite the sentences : (2)
(a) 18th century people had ________ interest in romances and tragedies. (extreme / little / average)
(b) ________ fiction is for general entertainment in pulp magazines. (Fantastic / Realistic / Creative)
(c) ________ novel narrates the adventures of the protagonist. (Gothic / Psychological / Picaresque)
(d) ________ is the background in which the story takes place. (Plot / Setting / Conflict)

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Answer: (I) 1–d, 2–a, 3–b, 4–c. (II) (a) little (b) Fantastic (c) Picaresque (d) Setting.

(I)

Column ‘A’Column ‘B’
(1) Dominant literary genre(d) Novel
(2) History of Novel(a) 2000 years
(3) Lady Murasaki Shikibu(b) World’s first novelist (her ‘Tale of Genji’, 1010, is called the world’s first novel)
(4) Modern Topics(c) 20th century

(II)
(a) 18th century people had little interest in romances and tragedies. (The new middle-class readers had little interest in romances and tragedies, which were appreciated by the upper class.)
(b) Fantastic fiction is for general entertainment in pulp magazines.
(c) Picaresque novel narrates the adventures of the protagonist.
(d) Setting is the background in which the story takes place.

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